#8A47A4#8A47A4

#8A47A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.155 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A47A4
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 164)
HSL	hsl(283, 40%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 57%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 56.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 43.96, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 58.58, 318.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1105 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.155 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4343, 12.5907, 36.5213)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A47A4 #61A447

analogous

#5B47A4 #8A47A4 #A4478F

triadic

#8A47A4 #A48A47 #47A48A

tetradic

#8A47A4 #A45B47 #61A447 #478FA4

square

#8A47A4 #A45B47 #61A447 #478FA4

split-complementary

#8A47A4 #8FA447 #47A45B

monochromatic

#42224F #663579 #8A47A4 #A76ABE #C095D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8A47A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A47A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A47A4

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A47A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A47A4	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4765A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88566F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a47a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.155 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7dbf',
    500: '#8a47a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a47a4;
$custom-light: #ae7dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a47a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.226,
    "s": 39.574,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51979,
    "c": 0.15458,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A47A4

secondary

#98BD8A

accent

#CF587A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A47A4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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